PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers has chosen Superman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boris Cekada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marshall Mathers's chin.

Cekada
vs
Mathers

178 cm
33
163 lbs
39 - 13 - 2

180 cm
35
167 lbs
24 - 10 - 4

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cekada throws a head kick but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cekada moves away.
Cekada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mathers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Cekada throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mathers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cekada is in Mathers's guard.
Mathers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cekada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cekada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mathers is controlling Cekada's posture.

Marshall Mathers has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Mathers. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Mathers.
Mathers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Boris Cekada has been cut.
Mathers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cekada is out of range and Mathers settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mathers finds it's way through Cekada's defenses.
Cekada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mathers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Cekada moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Cekada coming out on top.
Mathers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cekada misses the shot to the body.
Mathers cracks Cekada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cekada throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
Mathers scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cekada jabs Mathers right on the nose. Mathers blinks but takes it well.
Cekada misses with a series of wild punches.
Mathers catches Cekada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers throws a right hand that Cekada ducks under and follows up with a left that Cekada also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada tries to clinch up but Mathers circles away and keeps his distance.
Cekada scores with a jab.
Cekada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cekada looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathers is just out of range.

Cekada moves into the clinch successfully.
Mathers misses with a punch on the inside.
Cekada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cekada has a couple of punches blocked by Mathers.
Mathers misses with a punch to the body.
Mathers swings wildly with an uppercut but Cekada uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mathers manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mathers.
Mathers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cekada sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cekada misses.
Mathers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cekada throws a leg kick but Mathers moved away.
Mathers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cekada blocks a jab.
Mathers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cekada on the side of the head.
Mathers punishes Cekada's body with a nice straight punch.
Mathers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice combination there by Cekada.
Cekada throws a leg kick which misses Mathers's front leg but catches the back leg as Mathers tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cekada checks a leg kick.
Mathers thuds a left hand into Cekada's body.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Cekada moves out of range easily.
Mathers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cekada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mathers blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers defending well as Cekada loads up on a big left hand.
Cekada shoots in looking for a takedown but Mathers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cekada's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mathers scores with a decent looking hook.
Mathers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cekada.
Cekada slips under a jab from Mathers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. Cekada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Cekada.
Mathers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. Cekada does a little dance to reset his feet.

Cekada shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cekada showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mathers wants to control but Cekada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Cekada's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cekada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cekada tries to clinch up.
Cekada feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matherss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mathers punishes Cekada's body with a nice straight punch.

Cekada scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mathers is trying to get back to full guard.
Cekada thows a huge punch but Mathers dodges it nicely.
Cekada trying to pass the guard but Mathers defending well.
Cekada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cekada thows a huge punch but Mathers dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Cekada.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mathers trying to control from the bottom.
Cekada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mathers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cekada wants to free his trapped foot but Mathers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cekada working over Mathers with some ground and pound. Mathers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada tries to pass to full mount but Mathers defends it.
Cekada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mathers keeps working.
Mathers tries to roll over but Cekada keeps him under control.
Mathers is doing well to control the position and prevent Cekada from advancing to side control.
Cekada wants to pass the guard but Mathers is defending well.
Mathers is trying to get back to full guard.
Mathers manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mathers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mathers looking for a sweep. Not yet Mathers, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mathers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mathers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathers lands with a nice body kick.
Cekada avoids the body shot from Mathers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathers misses with a series of wild punches.
Cekada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cekada stuns Mathers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mathers lands an overhand right.
Cekada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mathers scores with a nice body kick.
Cekada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Mathers swings for the body but Cekada moves out of range.
Mathers looks for the body kick but Cekada saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada connects with a crisp jab.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cekada misses with a looping left.
Mathers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cekada counters with a head kick.
Mathers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Cekada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mathers stuffs the takedown.
Mathers connects with the punch.
Mathers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mathers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mathers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cekada.
Cekada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cekada doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.

Cekada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Mathers - that landed with a thud.
Mathers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cekada pushes Mathers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mathers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cekada pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mathers.
Mathers tries to pull guard but Cekada holds him up against the cage and eventually Mathers drops back down to his feet.
Cekada stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mathers blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cekada ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cekada no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cekada working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mathers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mathers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mathers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Boris Cekada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Cekada's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mathers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cekada tries for a takedown but Mathers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mathers throws a push kick but Cekada slaps the foot to one side.
Cekada misses with a looping right.
A big left from Mathers misses.

Cekada feints and as Mathers raises his hands in defense, Cekada changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mathers looking to control.
Cekada wants to control from the top but Mathers keeps moving.
Cekada forces his way into half guard.

Cekada is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mathers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mathers is controlling Cekada's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mathers regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers wants to sweep here but Cekada controlling him for the moment.
Cekada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cekada preventing the sweep.
Cekada is in close to Mathers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cekada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cekada stopping the sweep attempt from Mathers.
Mathers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cekada is working Mathers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boris Cekada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cekada throwing strikes from guard but Mathers blocks nicely.
Mathers keeping full guard, as Cekada tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers pulls Cekada in close to prevent any damage.
Cekada stands up over Mathers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mathers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cekada is fighting to break Mathers's control of his arms but Mathers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mathers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cekada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathers is looking to stand up but Cekada isn't so interested in that idea.
Mathers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mathers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cekada pushing down on Mathers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mathers is looking to improve his position.
Cekada wants to free his trapped foot but Mathers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mathers wants to control but Cekada is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada wants to pass the guard but Mathers is defending well.

Cekada is trying to work for a kimura but Mathers is defending well.
Mathers wants to get back to full guard.
Mathers taking some punishment here, with Cekada in his half guard.

Mathers is defending against the submission attempts here by Cekada.
Cekada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mathers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cekada.
Mathers is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mathers is trying to maintain the position but Cekada is very close to passing his half guard.
Mathers is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mathers looking for a sweep. Not yet Mathers, not yet.
Cekada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Cekada from controlling successfully.
Mathers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cekada working to try and regain half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee warns Cekada that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers is landing with some decent strikes but Cekada is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mathers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marshall Mathers.
I think Mathers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boris Cekada!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Boris Cekada made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.